<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Mr. Read&#039;s Art Page]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://myartwebsite.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[myartwebsite]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://myartwebsite.wordpress.com/author/myartwebsite/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Artist Statement]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>My work is about an idea of perfection that I see in ordinary things.  The moment of apprehension – or seeing – is mysterious and vague.  Painting is, by and large, a rational process that aims at clarity through understanding.  The art work, distinguished from the moment of inspiration, has a detached air of objectivity that is not dispassionate.  Intuition and instinct are partners with reason in achieving it.</p>
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